2000 calorie diabetic diet

Here you have a sample of 2000 calorie diabetic diet meal plan per 1 day for diabetics.
Comments:

• You have here one egg in breakfast, but be careful!
  Do not eat more than 3 eggs a week!
• Eat more fiber. Your favorite foods from the bread group should be whole wheat bread and crackers, cereals, oatmeal and barley.
• Stay away from the fat! Eat less butter, cream, fat milk, fat cheese and French fries.
• The same goes with the meat! Eat less bacon, hot dogs and sausage which are fat ,and more turkey, chicken and fish which are leaner.
• This diet contains about 281 grams of carbohydrates.
  If you want to reduce the carbohydrates then you can replace 1 serving of bread with meat.

Group	Bread	Vegetables	Fruit	Meat	Milk	Fat	Total
Servings	9	7	5	8	3	4	36

Meal Plan Sample with 2000 Calorie for a Day

Food	Group	Servings	Calories	Carbs
Breakfast
1 bagel	Bread	2	160	30
1 tsp. margarine	Fat	1	45
1 apple	Fruit	1	60	15
1 cup skim milk	Milk	1	90	12
1 boiled egg	Meat	1	75
coffee or tea – free
After Morning Snack
1/2 English muffin	Bread	1	80	15
1/2 cup sherbet	Milk	1	60	12
Lunch
salad: 1 cup tomatoes	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup cucumbers	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup peppers	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup onions	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup lettuce – free
1 tbsp. mayonnaise - reduced fat	Fat	1	45
1 tbsp. salsa	Fat	1	45
3 Oz. sirloin steak	Meat	3	165
1 cup cooked pasta	Bread	2	160	30
2 tbsp. raisins	Fruit	1	60	15
Afternoon Snack
6 saltine crackers	Bread	1	80	15
3/4 cup frozen yogurt - nonfat	Milk	1	90	12
1 1/4 cup strawberries	Fruit	1	60	15
Supper
3 oz. broiled chicken brest	Meat	3	105
2 slices of whole wheat bread	Bread	2	160	30
1 cup carrots	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup sliced cabbage	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup celery	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 tsp. olive oil	Fat	1	45
1 small banana	Fruit	1	60	15
Evening Snack
2 slices of rice cake	Bread	1	80	15
1 oz. baked salmon	Meat	1	55
1/2 cup pineapple (canned)	Fruit	1	60	15
Total		36	2015	281

For further adjustments and modifications to your 2000 calorie diabetic diet meal plan which derive from your nutritional needs, your weight, height, age, and your daily activity you should consult with your dietitian.